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December 13, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Shohei Ohtani economics
December 13, 2023
How the Fed Can Determine a Superstar’s Pay

When we look at Shohei Ohtani economics, we see how the time value of money relates to his $700 million pay package and to us.

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December 12, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airline competition
December 12, 2023
Why Coffee Matters in a Merger

With Alaska Airlines offering to acquire Hawaiin Airlines, diminishing airline competition will continue to affect flying (and coffee).

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December 11, 2023
gift giving
December 11, 2023
When To Give a Gift

During the winter holidays, considering all of our gift giving decisions, we could listen to some economic advice.

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December 10, 2023
carbon offsets and COP26 carbon footprint
December 10, 2023
How a Nestle Crunch Can Help a Brazilian Rainforest

Questioning their effectiveness, firms like Gucci and Nestle are concerned that their carbon offsets might have been miscalculated.

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December 9, 2023
economic news roundup
December 9, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Big Macs to Marijuana

onnecting economics, current events, and history this week's economic news roundup ranges from tennis stadium dilemmas to weather economics.

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December 8, 2023
Friday's e-links
December 8, 2023
December 2023 Friday’s e-links: A Good Book

Continuing with our December e-links, we recommend a novel that can make you forget that you are doing the dishes as you listen to it.

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December 8, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and a non-economic lens
December 8, 2023
How We See the Economy

Comparing what economists say about the economy to more general sentiment, we can describe a non-economic lens that creates the public's bias.

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December 7, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and all-you-can-eat economics
December 7, 2023
What Economists Say About All-You-Can-Eat

Knowing how all-you-can-eat economics explains the benefits of buffets, Red Lobster was surprised by its "Endless Shrimp" problem.

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December 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and weather economics
December 6, 2023
The Economic Side of Predicting the Weather

Way beyond predicting the rain and temparature, the National Weather Service, engages in far reaching weather economics.

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